"magical"
"amazing"
"inspired me to CREATE MORE"
"incredible"
"the talent is astounding"
"An Ode To" | Showcase 2022
The first public screening of Edinburgh Fringe Digital short films, including live performances by a curated line up of multidisciplinary artists responding to the themes and emotions the films evoke through music, spoken word, theatre and more
Our only public project of 2022, the SOLD OUT event took place on Nov 23rd @ Richmix, supported by StageONE bursary
LIVE ACTS
A curated line-up of artists were challenged to create responses stemming from stimuli lifted from the 4 short films. With performances ranging from epic song, hood fairytales, dance and more.
Stimuli ranged from text, images and micro snippets. Plus specific elements and form that pushed each artists to fuse their multiple disciplines in new and unexpected ways
tyroneisaacstewart saxophone spells movement & words • Selina Jones words, theatre & movement collide
Joseph Barnes-Phillips mic ignited storytelling • Emmanuel Sugo a poetic response • Adeola Yemitan one act play
Ewa Dina a poetic response • Zakiyyah Deen a hood fairytale of raptelling • Jeremiah Olusola the body speaking • Aaliyah Zhané a musical theatre experience • Luke Wilson the actor sings
"work that really moves you and speaks to your soul"
FILM SCREENING
Directed and choreographed by multidisciplinary artist dkfash
Bringing together GÉLÉ and Endures from Ludala, with bump. and Thorns for a Crown from Director dkfash's "VOL.1 Trilogy."
"An Ode To' is a compilation of shorts responding to an emotion through dance and words.
The stimulus for each of the live acts was taken from these films, to find out more visit their pages linked above
tyroneisaacstewart • saxophone spells movement & words
Selina Jones • words, theatre & movement collide
Joseph Barnes-Phillips • mic ignited storytelling
Emmanuel Sugo • a poetic response
Adeola Yemitan • one act play
Ewa Dina • a poetic response
Zakiyyah Deen • a hood fairytale of raptelling
Jeremiah Olusola • the body speaking
Aaliyah Zhané • a musical theatre experience
Luke Wilson • the actor sings
THORNS FOR A CROWN
Cinematographer: Archie Short
Writer: dkfash
Collaborator: Luke Wilson
ENDURES
Cinematographer: Joshua Kinsella
GELÉ
Cinematographer: Elliott Banks & Harrison Dante
Writers: dkfash & Wofai
An ode to the tortured artist
An ode to the rebel within
An ode to healing through love
An ode to our sweet mothers
I now want to see everything [DK's] ever done and everything she’ll ever do
- Kelly Apter, The Scotsman